• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.485-509
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• 2015

This paper presents the experimental results obtained by applying frequency-domain structural health monitoring techniques to assess the damage suffered on a special type of damper called Web Plastifying Damper (WPD). The WPD is a hysteretic type energy dissipator recently developed for the passive control of structures subjected to earthquakes. It consists of several I-section steel segments connected in parallel. The energy is dissipated through plastic deformations of the web of the I-sections, which constitute the dissipative parts of the damper. WPDs were subjected to successive histories of dynamically-imposed cyclic deformations of increasing magnitude with the shaking table of the University of Granada. To assess the damage to the web of the I-section steel segments after each history of loading, a new damage index called Area Index of Damage (AID) was obtained from simple vibration tests. The vibration signals were acquired by means of piezoelectric sensors attached on the I-sections, and non-parametric statistical methods were applied to calculate AID in terms of changes in frequency response functions. The damage index AID was correlated with another energy-based damage index -ID- which past research has proven to accurately characterize the level of mechanical damage. The ID is rooted in the decomposition of the load-displacement curve experienced by the damper into the so-called skeleton and Bauschinger parts. ID predicts the level of damage and the proximity to failure of the damper accurately, but it requires costly instrumentation. The experiments reported in this paper demonstrate a good correlation between AID and ID in a realistic seismic loading scenario consisting of dynamically applied arbitrary cyclic loads. Based on this correlation, it is possible to estimate ID indirectly from the AID, which calls for much simpler and less expensive instrumentation.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.1401-1409
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• 2009

All the forces in the real world act dynamically on structures. Design and analysis should be performed based on the dynamic loads for the safety of structures. Dynamic (transient or vibrational) responses have many peaks in the time domain. Topology optimization, which gives an excellent conceptual design, mainly has been performed with static loads. In topology optimization, the number of design variables is quite large and considering the peaks is fairly costly. Topology optimization in the frequency domain has been performed to consider the dynamic effects; however, it is not sufficient to fully include the dynamic characteristics. In this research, linear dynamic response topology optimization is performed in the time domain. First, the necessity of topology optimization to directly consider the dynamic loads is verified by identifying the relationship between the natural frequency of a structure and the excitation frequency. When the natural frequency of a structure is low, the dynamic characteristics (inertia effect) should be considered. The equivalent static loads (ESLs) method is proposed for linear dynamic response topology optimization. ESLs are made to generate the same response field as that from dynamic loads at each time step of dynamic response analysis. The method was originally developed for size and shape optimizations. The original method is expanded to topology optimization under dynamic loads. At each time step of dynamic analysis, ESLs are calculated and ESLs are used as the external loads in static response topology optimization. The results of topology optimization are used to update the design variables (density of finite elements) and the updated design variables are used in dynamic analysis in a cyclic manner until the convergence criteria are satisfied. The updating rules and convergence criteria in the ESLs method are newly proposed for linear dynamic response topology optimization. The proposed updating rules are the artificial material method and the element elimination method. The artificial material method updates the material property for dynamic analysis at the next cycle using the results of topology optimization. The element elimination method is proposed to remove the element which has low density when static topology optimization is finished. These proposed methods are applied to some examples. The results are discussed in comparison with conventional linear static response topology optimization.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.137-143
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• 2016

The fifth wheel coupler is a heavy automotive coupling structure which connects a tractor and a trailer used for heavy-duty trucks widely. It is subjected to various loads simultaneously such as rolling, pitching and yawing loads as well as coupling frictional and impact loadings. Most of existing couplers have been overdesigned and, therefore, it is necessary to reduce the dead weight to increase the fuel efficiency. The topology optimization was applied in order to find conceptual layout designs which could show major load paths and ribs locations, and then the size structural optimization was performed in order to determine the heights and thicknesses of coupler ribs with the predetermined various loading conditions for the development of a new slim coupler with a minimum weight and high enough strength and stiffness. As the results of the topology optimum design, an efficient new coupling structure for truck trailers was designed. The weight of the new fifth wheel coupler was reduced by 4.9 %, compared with the existing one, even though all strength requirements were satisfied. The fatigue test of the new coupler was performed with cyclic vertical loads (+78.4 to +235.2 kN) and horizontal loads (-91.2 to +91.2 kN) simultaneously at 1 Hz and the life of 2,000,000 cycles were achieved without failure.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.85-97
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• 2005

보강토 구조물은 그동안의 다양한 분야에서의 적용을 통해 기존의 옹벽구조물의 대체 공법으로서 그 적용성을 인정받고 있다. 최근 들어 교대 및 철도 시설 등에 적용됨에 따라 단기적인 안정성 이외에 장기적으로 지속하중 혹은 반복하중에 노출됨에 따른 장기거동에 대한 연구의 필요성이 높아가고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 연구의 필요성에 근거하여 보강토체에 발생할 수 있는 장기변형 특성 고찰에 주안점을 두고 우리나라에서 생산되는 지오그리드와 화강풍화토로 형성된 보강토에 대한 지속하중 혹은 반복하중 등 다양한 하중이력에 대한 보강토 구조물의 장기 변형 특성 메카니즘을 평면변형압축(plane strain compression; PSC)시험을 통해 고찰하였다. 그 결과 보강토의 시간 의존적 압축변형은 보강토체에 작용하는 하중 특성뿐만 아니라 보강재의 역학적 특성에도 많은 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났으며, 선행하중을 작용함으로써 시간 의존적 잔류변형을 제어할 수 있는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.735-746
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• 2002

소성이론이의 연구방향은 일반적으로 두 가지 대별된다. 첫 째는 강재의 소성변형을 적절하게 나타내는 응력-변형도 관계를 정립하는 것이고, 둘 째는 위의 과정을 이용한 기법을 개발하고 구조물을 설계하는 것이다. 소성이론을 연구하는데 한 가지 중요한 문제는 복잡한 하중이력에 대하여 소성영역에서 경화재료의 거동을 묘사하는 것이다. 또한 구조물이 강한 지진이나 바람하중을 받을 경우, 비례하중보다는 복잡한 불비례하중에 의하여 영향을 받는다. 따라서 소성이론과 강재의 소성거동에 대한 연구는 불비례하중의 거동과 영향을 나타낼 수 있어야 한다. 지금까지 많은 연구자들이 이 분야에서 이론을 발표하였고, 지금도 계속하여 새로운 소성모델 연구를 하고 있다. 본 논문은 지금까지 가장 많이 쓰이고 있는 소성 모델을 two-surface 소성모델을 중심으로 분석하고 각 소성모델의 특징과 문제점을 파악하였고 앞으로의 연구과제를 제안하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.207-217
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• 2003

콘크리트충전 강관구조는 합성효과에 의해 강관과 콘크리트의 단점을 상호보완하여 역학적으로 우수한 성능을 발휘할 수 있다. 그래서, 최근에는 고층건물에 구조시스템의 대안으로서 주목을 받고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 일정축력과 반복 수평력을 받는 콘크리트충전 강관기둥의 내력 및 변형성능을 평가하는 것이다. 이 실험의 변수로는 강관의 폭두께비, 축력비 및 강관의 형상으로 정하여 총 18개의 실험체를 제작하여 실험하였다. 실험결과로부터 실험체의 최대내력 및 변형성능에 대해 검토하였다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.703-710
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• 1994

극저사이클 하중하에서 강구조부재의 비선형 유한요소해석을 실험과 더불어 수행하였다. 본 해석은 강진과 같은 반복하중하에서 강구조부재의 균열발생전까지를 유한요소법으로 추적한 것이다. 해석과 실험결과로부터 얻어진 히스테러틱 거동을 비교한 후, 큰 반복변형을 받는 응력집중부에 있어서 국소변형율의 이력을 수치해석에 의해 시뮬레이션하였다. 이 국소변형율의 이력과 극저사이클 파괴설험시의 균열발생 현상과의 관계를 정량적으로 분석하였다. 실험과 수치해석 결과를 바탕으로 강구조부재의 내전안전성 평가를 위한 새로운 방법이 본 논문에서 제시되었다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.211-222
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• 2016

Reinforced concrete shear walls with deficient reinforcement details are tested under cyclic loading. The deficiency of reinforcement details includes insufficient splice length in U-stirrups at the ends of horizontal reinforcement and boundary column dowel bars found in existing low- to mid-rise Korean buildings designed non-seismically. Three test specimens have rectangular, babel and flanged sections, respectively. Flexure- and shear-controlled models for reinforced concrete shear walls specified in ASCE/SEI 41-13 are compared with the flexural and shear components of force-displacement relation extracted separately from the top displacement of the specimen based on the displacement data measured at diverse locations. Modification of the shear wall models in ASCE/SEI 41-13 is proposed in order to account for the effect of bar slip, cracking loads in flexure and shear. The proposed modification shows better approximation of the test results compared to the original models.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.331-337
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• 2014

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the moment resistance of glulam post-to-base connections by applying quasi-static cyclic loads. The connectors consisted of inserted plates and drifted pins according to the load direction. The connection types employed in this study were total three including two unidirectional types (H, V) and the multi-directional type (M). The moment resistance of 8 mm-plate M-type is compared to 6 mm plate. Total four types of Post-to-base connection are prepared and tested under pseudo-static reversed cyclic loading. Test results showed that the yield moment of multi-directional connection is about 2 times higher than that uni-directional connections. The ductility ratio of multi-directional connection determined by EEEP was higher that that of uni-directional connection. It was becoming higher as the thickness of plate is increased. The Finite Element Analysis was conducted to estimate the stress distribution behavior of tested connections. Results showed the failure of multi-directional type were caused by the split of pined hole and the shear failure of lifted part of post.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.375-387
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• 2013

Soils consist of an assemblage of particles with different sizes and shapes which form a skeleton whose voids are filled with water and air. Hence, soil behaviour must be analyzed by incorporating the effects of the transient flow of the pore-fluid through the voids, and therefore requires a two-phase continuum formulation for saturated porous media. The present paper presents briefly the Biot's basic theory of dynamics of saturated porous media with u-P formulation to determine the responses of pore fluid and soil skeleton during cyclic loading. Kelvin elements are attached to transmitting boundary. The Pastor-Zienkiewicz-Chan model has been used to describe the inelastic behavior of soils under isotropic cyclic loadings. Newmark-Beta method is employed to discretize the time domain. The response of fluid-saturated porous media which are subjected to time dependent loads has been simulated numerically to predict the liquefaction potential of a semi-infinite saturated sandy layer using finite-infinite elements. A settlement of 17.1 cm is observed at top surface. It is also noticed that liquefaction occurs at shallow depth. The mathematical advantage of the coupled finite element analysis is that the excess pore pressure and displacement can be evaluated simultaneously without using any empirical relationship.